1 A sulphorous and saline spring was discovered around 1800 on a farm in the S of the parish and recommended for both drinking and bathing.
3 There were two bathing ...
The site of Willoughby Lodge Spa, baths which dated to the Imperial period. The baths were opened because it was believed that the water could help to cure complaints such as rheumatism. They were situated 1km south west of Willoughby.
1 A hospital for infectious diseases was built some time between 1886 and 1913. This site was chosen presumably for its isolation.
2 Nothing now remains of the building which ...
The site of a smallpox hospital that was built during the Imperial period. The hospital building no longer exists but it is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It was situated on Lawford Heath Lane.
1 1884, built by Henry Wilson, with later additions. Red brick patterns: Tudor style.
2 RH/Wood 1882, gave the money for the hospital to be built. It was ...
The hospital of St Cross which was built during the Imperial period. It is situated on Barby Road, Rugby.
1 The Rugby workhouse was sold in 1818 because it was too small and a House of Industry for 130 paupers built at a cost of £1000. The building is ...
A workhouse that was built during the Imperial period. The workhouse buildings were later used as the Hospital of St Luke. It is situated on Temple Street, Rugby.
1 The original almshouses were in High Street but were pulled down to make way for the Town Hall (WA 3625).
2 The present ones were built in 1885 and consist ...
Elborough Almshouses, houses built for poor people to live in during the Imperial period. They are situated on St. John Street, Rugby. Earlier spelling Elborow(e)
1 Dating to 1822 a single story range in whitened brick with cambered and latticed 3-light casements and ledged doors. Unusual cast iron verandah, carried on slim gothic shafts ...
Several almshouses that were built during the Imperial period to provide housing for the poor. They are located on Mancetter Road, Mancetter.
1 The fourth Leamington spring was discovered by Richard Robbins, who erected six marble baths and a small pump rooms. Robbins’ Baths were later rebuilt as Victoria Baths, with a ...
The traces of Robbins Baths, later Victoria Baths, that survive in the colonnaded buildings facing the river. The baths dated from the Imperial period, and were situated on Victoria Terrace, Leamington Spa.
1 Site of Nuneaton Union Workhouse marked on OS map of 1887.
2 Nuneaton Poor Law Union was formed on 6th April 1836. In 1836, the existing Coton Chilvers workhouse was ...
The site of Nuneaton Union Workhouse which provided work and lodgings for the poor people of the parish during the Imperial period. It was situated on the west side of College Street, Chilvers Coton, and is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
1 The Victoria Spa was built c.1834 by a consortium of local business people, with the idea of developing a fashionable inland resort. The Spa opened in 1837, to ...
The site of Royal Victoria Spa dating from the Post Medieval to the Imperial period. The gardens associated with the spa were created during the Imperial period. It is situated north of Bishopton. Villa-type pleasure grounds with walks; pond.
1 1873 country house with joining stables and a coach house. Grade II Listed. Was a hospital, now re-named Coleshill Manor.
2 ‘It is rather gaunt and can never ...
1873 country house with joining stables and a coach house. Grade II Listed. Was a hospital, now re-named Coleshill Manor.
1 The sixth Leamington spring was discovered in 1810. Three years later ‘The New Pump Rooms and Baths’ were erected, which effectively put out of business all those which had ...
A 6th spring was discovered at Leamington in 1810. The New Pump Room and Baths, later to become The Royal Baths and Pump Room, were built in 1814. The building has been frequently altered. It is situated to the north west of Victoria Bridge, Leamington Spa.
1 Alcester Poor Law Union was formed on 31st May 1836. The Alcester Union workhouse was built in 1837 at site to the east of Alcester on the south side ...
The Alcester Union workhouse was built in 1837 at site to the east of Alcester on the south side of Kinwarton Road. It followed the popular cruciform or "square" layout. A small infirmary block was added at the east of the site, and was extended southwards in 1879. The former workhouse later became Alcester Hospital, and the later infirmary block is still in use. The main buildings, now known as Oversley House, were converted to residential use in 1984.
1 Almshouses developed in late 18th century with their own water pump (MWA2165). Became part of a joint almshouses charity known as St Marys Almshouses charity in 1956.
None of the ...
18th century almshouses located where Albert Street meets Saltisford, to the west of Saltisford Evangelical Church.
1 John and Catherine Bird in their lifetime gave £50 on the understanding that on Catherin’es death, land should be purchased with the sum. In 1669, a house, garden, orchard ...
A cottage, subsequently subdivided, and associated land was purchased with a bequest from the Birds for the poor of Rowington, in 1669. The cottage was condemned and demolished in the 1960s.
1 Almshouses marked on OS map.
The site of almshouses that were built during the Imperial period. They are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. They are situated 450m south west of Coughton Court.
1 In 1840 the construction of the ‘new’ almshouses in Bedworth were completed on the site where they still stand.
New Almshouses, houses which were built during the Imperial period for poor people to live in. The almshouses are situated 100m north of All Saints Church, Bedworth.
1 In 1819 a seventh spring was located on the W side of Clemens Street. The four baths were called the Marble Baths. The premises were finally used as a ...
The site of Smart's Baths, a spring discovered in 1819. They were called the Marble Baths. The building, now demolished, was later used as a carriage works. The site is on the west side of Clemens Street, Leamington Spa.
1 Warwick Poor Law Union was formed on 29th June 1836. A new Warwick Union workhouse was erected in 1837-9 at a site on the east side of what ...
The site of Warwick Union workhouse, constructed in 1837. Virtually all the former workhouse buildings have now been demolished, although parts of the 1903 infirmary remain.
1 The third Leamington spring was discovered by the High Street, on land belonging to Matthew Wise. In 1790 he built Wise’s baths, which were enlarged in 1800. They were ...
The site of Wise's Baths which were built over a saline spring in the Imperial period. They were demolished in 1850. They were situated in High Street, Leamington Spa.
1 In 1806 a fifth Leamington spring was discovered by the Rev Mr Read, who built over it six baths, between Clemens Street and the Crown Hotel.
2 No trace of ...
The site of Read's Baths, discovered in 1806. Six baths were built over the spring, of which there is no longer any trace. The site is in High Street, Leamington Spa.
1 The original, or old, well is situated W of the church and in 1803 a small stone building was erected over it by the Fourth Earl of Aylesford. It ...
The site of Lord Aylesford's Well, a well and baths dating to the Imperial period. It was situated to the west of All Saints Church.
1 In 1784 a second saline spring was discovered in Leamington on land belonging to William Abbotts. Baths were opened by Abbotts in connexion with the spring in 1786.
2 On ...
The site of Abbott's Baths built over a saline spring discovered in 1784. The baths, in Bath Street, Leamington Spa, were demolished in 1867.
1 The site is marked on the 1886 1st ed OS map.
Midland Counties Home for Incurables, a hospital which was in use during the Imperial period. It was situated on Tachbrook Street, Leamington Spa, and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886.
1 An inscription above the centre door of this group of six almshouses reads…”the six almshouses erected in Bridget Street in 1860 by Catharine Butlin were replaced in 1905 by ...
The site of Butlins Almshouses, houses built during the Imperial period for poor people to live in. These almshouses were subsequently knocked down and replaced by new houses in 1905. They are situated in Stephen Street, Rugby.